You survived the diaper years, and you successfully bought the house. After being together for decades, you might expect to enjoy the calm. However, instead of peace, you find yourselves bickering over the credit card bill or the retirement account. It is the pressure cooker of the “Sandwich Generation.” Currently, you are squeezed from both sides, supporting launching children and aging parents, all while staring down your own retirement. The stakes are higher now because there is less time to recover from mistakes. Here are seven reasons midlife couples fight over money more than anything else.
